particle moves along the curver(t)=(t2−1)i+(2t3+3)j+(3t−4)k.Find the speed of the particle at t=1.

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 particle moves along the curver(t)=(t2−1)i+(2t3+3)j+(3t−4)k.Find the speed of the particle at t=1.

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Position vector of the particle is

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Velocity vector of the particle at any time t is

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At t=1, velocity vector is

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We know that speed is the magnitude of velocity vector.

Therefore, speed of the particle at time t=1 is

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